Rubber horseshoe.



vPATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

A. LANG, A RUBBER HORSESHOB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1905.

PATENT oEEroE.

ABRAM LANG,l OF EDEN, NEW YORK.

RUBBER HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed August 16,1905. Serial Noi 274,355.

a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to the class of non-slippinghorseshoes consisting of a rubber tread or plate applied to the underside of the usual iron shoe and provided with a strap for fastening thesame to the horses hoof.

Considerable difliculty has heretofore been experienced in securing thefastenings of the strap to the tread or plate in such manner that theywill not tear out under the severe strains and rough usage to which theshoe is subjected.

, It is the principal object of my invention to provide the shoe withefficient means for iirmly and reliably anchoring such fastenings in itsrubber treadplate.

A further object is to so construct the anchoring devices that they areadjustable t'o tread-plates of different sizes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of theimproved shoe. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section of the rubber treadplate.Figs. 3 and 4 are transverse sections in lines 3 3 and 4 41, Fi 2.

Similar letters of reerence indicate corresponding parts throu hout theseveral-views.

A indicates the ru ber tread-plate of the shoe, which bears against theunder side of the ordinary iron-horseshoe and preferably has the generalcontour of the same, as shown.

B indicates the attaching-strap of the rubber plate, which is adapted toencircle the animals hoof and provided with a buckle B or other suitablemeans for tightening it, this buckle being conveniently arranged at thefront of the shoe. The strap B is connected with the rubber plate A bymetallic clips C, provided at their upper ends with loops c, througliwhich the strap passes. The upper edges of these loops are inclined tofollow the oblique, position of the side portions of the strap B, andsaid edges are preferably convex or curved, as shown, to facilitateslippage of the strap through the loops in tightening the same. Thelower ends of the clips are provided with eyes c, by which they areswiveled to anchor-rods D, molded orl embedded in the rubber plate A, soas to permit the clips to swing laterally on the plate and allow theattaching-strap to accommodate itself to the horse s hoof. Thelanchor-rods are arranged lengthwise and horizontally in the sideportions of the rubber plate, and the portionsdthereof, to which theclips C are pivoted, extend across recesses e, formed in the lateraledges of the plate, these recesses being of the proper width and depthto receive the eyes c of the clips. As shown in Fig. 2, the portions dof the anchor-rods are preferably offset or bent outwardly beyond theirremaining portions, so as to confine the clips against lateraldisplacement on the rods. These anchor-rods may be widely varied inconstruction. They could be bentfrom a single length of comparativelyheavy wire extending around the side and toe portions of the rubber plate but they are preferably sep arate members and constructed as shownin the drawings. From an inspection of Fig. 2 it is seen that eachanchor-rod consists of a piece of wire doubled upon itself, with itslooped end toward the adjacent heel of the plate A and the free portionsd d2 of its branches bent substantially at right angles to its sideportions and embedded in the toe portion of the plate. portions d d2 ofthe two anchor rods are arranged side by side, so as to overlap eachother, the ends of one rod preferably alternating with those of theother, as shown. By this construction the two anchor-rods or memberscanbe adjusted toward or from each other to iit rubber tread-plates ofdifferent sizes, avoiding the necessity of constructing special rods foreach size. This separate or disconnected construction of the two anchorrods also permits the same to spread more or less with the rubber platein expanding the same within reasonable limits to iit differentsizedhoofs.

The lateral or longitudinal portions of the anchor-rods D are preferablyreinforced by tie-rods E, arranged lengthwise between. the two membersof the doubled rods and provided at their ends with eyes e', whicheinbrace their looped rear ends and their transverse front branches cZ,the portions of the anchor-rods encircled by the eyes being indented, asshown, to interlock the eyes there- The disconnected endy IOO with.` Thecentral or intermediate portions A of these tie-rods and the adjacentportions of the anchor-rods lie against one another and are tiedtogether by bands or clipsf.'

By the construction described the rods D have a comparatively large areaand present IIO numerous bends, shoulders, or {corrugations which firmlyanchor the same in the rubber plate A and effectually resist withdrawalor tearing out of the rods under the strains to which they aresubjected.

As shown in Figi the rear clips C are somewhat shorter than the frontones to give the side portions of the securing-strap B the necessarydrop or inclination to allow the rear portion of the strap to bearagainst the lower rear side of the horses foot.

The shoe shown in the drawings has two clips C at each side; but agreater or less number may be employed, if desired.

I claim as my invention- 1. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber treadplateprovided with recesses, an anchor-rod embedded in said plate andextending across said recesses, a strap adapted to engage the horseshoof, and connecting members attached attheir upper ends to said strapand at their lower ends to the portions of the anchor-rod arranged insaid recesses, substantially as set forth.

2. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber treadplate provided in its edge withrecesses, an

.anchor-rod embedded in the plate andexvtendmg across said recesses, anattachingstrap adapted to embrace the horses hoof, and clips havingtheir lower ends arranged in said recesses and pivoted to said anchorrodand provided at their upper ends with loops through which said strappasses, substantially as set forth,

3. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber treadplate, separate anchor-rodsembedded in said plate and arranged along opposite sides thereof, saidrods being provided at their front ends with transverse branchesembedded in the toe portion of the plate, an attaching device adapted toengage the horses hoof, and means for connecting said attaching devicewith said anchor-rods, substantiallyT as set forth.

4. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber plate provided with recesses, ananchor-rod embedded therein and composed of a piece of wire doubled uponitself and extending across said recesses, an attaching device adaptedto embrace the horses hoof, and clips connected at one end to saidattaching device and at their opposite ends to the portions of saidanchor-rod arranged in said recesses, substantially as set forth.

5. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber plate provided with recesses,separate anchor-rods embedded lengthwise in said plate near oppositeedges thereof and each composed of a piece of wire doubled upon itselfand extending across said recesses, the free ends of said doubled wiresbeing arranged transversely in the toe portion of the plate, anattachingstrap, and clips connecting said strap with the portions of theanchor-rods arranged in said recesses, substantially as set forth` 6. Ahorseshoe, comprising a rubber plate provided with recesses, ananchor-rod embedded therein and composed of a piece of wire doubled uponitself and extending across said recesses, a tierod extending lengthwiseof the anchor-rod and engaging the end portions thereof, an attachingdevice adapted to embrace the horses hoof, and clips connected at oneend to said attaching device and at their opposite ends to the portionsof said anchor-rod arranged in said recesses, substantially as setforth.

7. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber plate provided with recesses,separate anchor-rods embedded lengthwise in said plate near oppositeedges thereof and each composed of a piece of wire doubled upon itselfand extending across said recesses, a tie-rod arranged lengthwisebetween the members or branches of each anchor-rod and connecting theend portions thereof, an attaching-strap, and clips connecting saidstrap with the portions of the anchor-rods arranged in said recesses,substantially as set forth.

8. A horseshoe, comprising a rubber plate provided with recesses,separate anchor-rods embedded lengthwise in said plate near oppositeedges thereof and each composed of a piece of wire doubled upon itselfand extending across said recesses, a tie-rod arranged lengthwisebetween the members or branches of each anchor-rod and connecting theend portions thereof, a band surrounding the intermediate portions ofthe branches and the tie-rod of each anchor-rod, an attachingstrap, andclips connecting said strap with the portions of the anchor-rodsarranged in said recesses, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 10th day of August, 1905.

ABRAM LANG.

Witnesses:

C. F. GEYER, E. M. GRAHAM.

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